Welcome to Day ...

Day is located in Carroll County<1>.

The location of Day has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Day, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Day is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Day lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Day is served by one (or more) of the following area codes: (410), (443)<4> and (667).

Websites for Day ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Day, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Day ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Day - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Day.

Communities near Day ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Day.

• Frederick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
  • Frederick is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,308 people
  • Former names for Frederick:
  • Frederick City
  • Frederick Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frederick <5>
• Gaithersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaithersburg
  • Gaithersburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaithersburg <5>
• Westminster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Mount Airy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
  • Mount Airy is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <5>
• Taneytown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <5>
• Walkersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <5>
• Hampstead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Sykesville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
  • Sykesville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <5>
• New Windsor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
  • New Windsor is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Windsor <5>
• Woodsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsboro
  • Woodsboro is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodsboro <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Day. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Day.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Day. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Day.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Day. See our Newspapers Page for Day.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Day ...

Looking for more information about Day? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Day, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Day.

Adding Day to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Day in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Day was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Day post office opened in 1883.

We also found Day on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Day.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Day. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/